bilgeez Says: The Tonosi River is near Los Buzos Resort and we have two contractors that will provide tour opportunities. One contractor will rent you tubes or kayaks and drop you off near Tonosi to tube or kayak down the river and pick you up near Bucaro. Another contractor will take you...
Los Buzos Resort: Hotel in Cambutal
Reetercat Says: This was the first place we stayed at in Panamå. There are a lot of pros and cons to staying at Los Buzos Resort (Well, its not really a resort at all!). I'll start with the pros:Great Caretakers: our hosts Bill and Noris were welcoming and made our stay very pleasant. It...
Gonzales Surf Camp y Restaurante: Local
bilgeez Says: Gonzales Surf Camp y Restaurante is a small, fonda-type restaurant next to Los Buzos Resort. Nubia usually has sancocho (soup) and a meat dish and a fish dish every day. There is no set menu, just whatever they have on hand or got that day. Also, drink choices are limited....
bilgeez Says: One of our vendors, Deric, has this neat little boat to take on tours of the Tonosi River or Islas Canas or to fish those areas or just off shore in the Pacific near Bucaro. Call us and we can make the arrangements for you to use his boat to sight see or fish.
bilgeez Says: Pre-Columbian artifacts are found in this area. It is illegal to trade in them. If someone comes to you and offers something like the articles in the picture for sale, please, do not buy them! If you are caught with them, you will go to jail! Panama is very serious about...
bilgeez Says: Travel medical insurance is highly recommended, as if you fall ill, the closest hospital is in Tonosí, 45 minutes away! The Panamanian CSS (Social Security) and private hospitals and clinics will not treat foreigners if they do not have insurance or a CSS ficha. So please,...
A Few Things You REALLY Need to Bring Here!
bilgeez Says: If you have reef walkers, you need to bring them as at low tide the reef across from the resort is accessable on foot. You could use sandals but they may not fill the bill.Also bring hiking boots if you want to hike the trails and bird watch, it is rugged and sandals may...
bilgeez Says: Bucaro (pronounced BOO cuh row) is a fishing village on the Pacific at the mouth of the Tonosi River. It doesn't appear on most maps, but it is a very busy place where the fishing boats in that area drop their catch off to be shipped to markets in Panama City.We have a...
bilgeez Says: The reef fronting the resort is almost completely uncovered during ebb tide and almost completely under water at neap tide. Hence, my recommendation to bring reef walkers in my packing list tip. One can walk the reef, however, one should be careful to see the tide chart for...
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Travel medical insurance is highly recommended, as if you fall ill, the closest hospital is in TonosÃ, 45 minutes away! The Panamanian CSS (Social Security) and...
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